The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-30
5S0ME5SNAKE5 STORIES.
WEST vlncINlA,s srAr,LEl cnor
Abundant this Ysar-some Of III.
Romance, the Rural Press I,egaiss It's
Headers witl,-Joe NIaihnttnn Is out.
done By an Interior writer, "

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GRO entertaining their readers with snake
stories. always popular literature. Some
OF these bear the impress Of truth, ag this
one from tho Moorefisld Examiner: I,.7 >
While at Petersburg the other day, a
gentleman OF undoubted vcracity told us
that John w. Armentrout and wIie, o!
Hopeyille,. were out bsrrying short time
ago. While standing on o large rock Mrs.
A. heard q peculiar noise and hastily left
1t. Mr.. A. made an investigation, and
turning the rock over, found and killed
eighteen rattle anakes and ono copper
make. . egt Ev 77El Ha355l ~
This ono from tho Middlebourpe Star
seema also creditabls: The other day
Mrs. Hattie Groves vas stripping tobacco.
and wh!!e stripping the two last leaves oil
. stalk aho discovered black rattlesnake
all In coil. She was e.andlng on the hill
eide and the snake struck at her foot but
missed IL and struck rock. While iump,
ing from tho snake. eho slipped and fell
on her righs elbow, which brought her
lace right up to the snakes head, and
whie making the second strike at her face
aho caught 1t In her hand around the
throat and held 1t till she got back upon
her feet, when abe gave 1t q fling and
Jumped down the hill. She called to hor
husband, who came and killed IL. The
snake had eleven Tattles, and WA be.
tween three and four ieot long. Hattie
says abe won't be afraid any more Of to.
bacco worms or bugs.
{ The Fslrmunt West Viryinian tellu 0. a
machine agent with q I've rat.lesnake, who
attracted considerable attention at the
Sguires House. While q number Of young
ladies end gentlemen were tn the.pgrlor tha
agent dropped In and proposed 10 show
his snake. When the snake extended ite
head above the edge OF the box tho man
seized 1t by tho neck, took hold Of 1t with
both hauds and coiled 1t around his neck
after which he opened Its mouth,
showed its poisonous fanga (nearly
half an inch in lengthy, and other.
wise recslessiy handled 1t. But hia
maneuvering was suddenly cut short, for
in passing his finger over the snakes isnga
he received G slight scratch, and ut once
attempted 10 place tho reptile In the box,
but he failed, aud In q moment the snake
was gliding around the room. The agent
and snake now had tina parlor to them.
selves, with tho exception Of person who
was holding the lamp, who looked longing
at the piano. aa II he would like to be on
Top ofit.) Ry quick move on the part
Of tho agent tho snake was occurred, placed
in the box, and the show ended-much to
the satisfaction Of all. GsEFg'7'
This from tha Mountain Echo, REQUIRES
tho "afiidevy:" A. NJ. Hsmyick, OF
Point Mountain, killed the largest rattle.
snake OF the season one day lsat week,
BE said 1t was as long az a rail and 90
large around as q salt barrel. 1t was rob.
bling bis bee hiyss when he dispatched
Ito holy terror. ,.'.. r },125 60
And this, from the Randolph Enter
prise, would not 20 oven when sworn to :
A farmer OF Dry Fork district aays be
has enake which swallowed an eight
dsy clock in .AuRuat, 1885. Until the
clock run down 1t struck regularly and it's
ticking could bs heard distinctly. A short
time ago the farmer found some eggs
which had been deposited ia hollow lor
by the reptile, and on breaking them Oman
found that each contained an open.iaced
watch in firstrclass running order, He
sold tho watches at big profit and has now
given the snake poas ts,e aagur In the
hope TINT 1t will producs keu ;Hcient cork
screws to enable him TO open drug store
In 81! George. - - ,. - y